<<Yes in the 70's 28-50-135 was the standard lens set for the snapshooter. In the 60's it was 35-50-135. And by the 80's zooms had taken over. 28's and 135's were cheap to make. >>
I bought my first "quality" 35mm camera while stationed in Italy in 1966-67. A company in Japan was offering kits to US servicemen, with a choice of Pentax and Minolta (maybe Canon, but I don't remember). I bought a Minolta SRT-101 kit which included The Rokkor 35mm, 55mm f=1.4, and 135mm lenses. I did not buy the Pentax because a friend of mine lost a lens on his Pentax (M42) while trying to change lenses on a carnival ride. I opted for the Minolta bayonet mount. A very nice camera as I remember. My first 35mm camera, a gift for my 8th grade graduation was a Kodak Pony 135 with a Kodak Anaston f/3.5 lens and a manually cocked shutter in a leather never ready case. I still have some slides I took with it. It resurfaced a couple of years ago when clearing out my mothers apartment after her death. She had kept it all these years... thanks Mom. Jerry in Houston
